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Paris Marx is joined by Stephen Diehl to discuss why technologists are divided on crypto, what’s wrong with blockchain, why crypto assets are scams, and why web3 is a rebranding effort.
Stephen Diehl is software engineer and crypto skeptic based in London. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @smdiehl.
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Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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- Stephen has written about how to understand crypto assets, the problem with “decentralization”, the speculative mania inherent to crypto, why web3 is bullshit, and more on his blog.
- Some guy bought a beer with crypto and it showed one of the big flaws with using crypto as a means of payment.
- Andreessen Horowitz one of the main players lobbying for lax crypto regulations in the United States.
- How Albania’s pyramid scheme crisis in the 1990s holds lessons for the today’s crypto mania.
- David Golumbia was on episode 67 (July 1, 2021) and Olivier Jutel was on episode 75 (August 26, 2021).
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Paris Marx is joined by Stephen Diehl to discuss why technologists are divided on crypto, what’s wrong with blockchain, why crypto assets are scams, and why web3 is a rebranding effort.
Stephen Diehl is software engineer and crypto skeptic based in London. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @smdiehl.
🚨 T-shirts are now available!
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Stephen has written about how to understand crypto assets, the problem with “decentralization”, the speculative mania inherent to crypto, why web3 is bullshit, and more on his blog.
- Some guy bought a beer with crypto and it showed one of the big flaws with using crypto as a means of payment.
- Andreessen Horowitz one of the main players lobbying for lax crypto regulations in the United States.
- How Albania’s pyramid scheme crisis in the 1990s holds lessons for the today’s crypto mania.
- David Golumbia was on episode 67 (July 1, 2021) and Olivier Jutel was on episode 75 (August 26, 2021).
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Kate Green and Milo to discuss how Elon Musk’s DOGE is dismantling the US Digital Service and the consequences that has on really improving service delivery in government. Kate Green and Milo are former US Digital Service engineers. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Find out more about We The Builders and read perspectives of federal workers. USDS workers have resigned en masse from DOGE, and Musk’s agency has fired many of those who haven’t left. The General Services Administration has also cut the 18F technology team , and has been doing mass layoffs at the Technology Transformation Service. Support the show…
1 Preview: Breaking Down Canada’s Election on Campaign Cops 36:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDon’t worry; your regularly scheduled Tech Won’t Save Us is coming soon! But if you’re looking to try something a little different and get a critical take on the ongoing Canadian election, check out Campaign Cops, a special five-week series hosted by Paris Marx and Rachel Gilmore. The first episode is here for you to try out, but if you want to keep listening, find future episodes on Rachel’s YouTube channel or her podcast feed on places like Apple or Spotify . Support the show…
1 Canada’s Tech Leaders Want Their Own DOGE w/ Jen St. Denis 51:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Jen St. Denis to discuss how Silicon Valley thinking is creeping into Canadian politics as Donald Trump continues to threaten the country with tariffs and annexation. Jen St. Denis is a reporter with The Tyee. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Jen wrote about the Canadian tech leaders who want their own DOGE and a BC-based Twitter/X account pushing white supremacism. Paris wrote about the effort to expand DOGE beyond US borders and the conservative-tech alliance in Canada . A recent poll found 51% of Canadians now see the United States as an enemy or potential threat. Support the show…
1 AI Hype Enters Its Geopolitics Era w/ Timnit Gebru 55:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss where the AI industry stands in 2025 as AI increasingly becomes a geopolitical football even as the big promises made by AI companies fail to materialize. Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Timnit wrote about the TESCREAL bundle of ideologies with Émile Torres. The Data Workers’ Inquiry allowed data workers to share their experiences in their workplaces. Support the show…
1 The UK’s Misguided Embrace of AI Hype w/ James Meadway 45:22
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1 Protesting Tesla Can Hurt Elon Musk w/ Ed Niedermeyer 53:44
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss the trouble with Tesla’s business model and how that makes Elon Musk’s power vulnerable to protest and boycott. Ed Niedermeyer is the author Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors and a co-host of the Autonocast. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Find a Tesla Takedown protest in your area. Support the show…
1 How DOGE is Remaking the US Government w/ Makena Kelly 53:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Makena Kelly to discuss how Elon Musk’s DOGE is reshaping the US government and the consequences that has for government employees and the wider public. Makena Kelly is a senior writer at WIRED and writes the weekly Politics Lab newsletter. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Makena wrote about how DOGE is replacing government IT roles and also the COBOL Cowboys back in 2020. Support the show…
1 Patreon Preview: The Harms of Generative AI w/ Alex Hanna 5:52
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOur Data Vampires series may be over, but Paris interviewed a bunch of experts on data centers and AI whose insights shouldn’t go to waste. We’re releasing those interviews as bonus episodes for Patreon supporters. Here’s a preview of this week’s premium episode with Alex Hanna, the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Institute. For the full interview, support the show on Patreon . Support the show…
1 The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media w/ Eoin Higgins 53:24
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Eoin Higgins to discuss how tech billionaires set out to change the media ecosystem and made it profitable for influential voices to shift to the political right. Eoin Higgins is a journalist and the author of Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left . Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Read an excerpt of Eoin’s book on LitHub . Last year, Peter Thiel bragged to Ann Coulter about killing Gawker . Rick Perlstein wrote about the time he met Marc Andreessen . Support the show…
1 Patreon Preview: Sam Altman’s Self-Serving AGI Future w/ Julia Black 6:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOur Data Vampires series may be over, but Paris interviewed a bunch of experts on data centers and AI whose insights shouldn’t go to waste. We’re releasing those interviews as bonus episodes for Patreon supporters. Here’s a preview of this week’s premium episode with Julia Black, a reporter on The Information’s Weekend Team. For the full interview, support the show on Patreon . Support the show…
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1 The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism w/ Chris Gilliard 58:08
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia's final book Cyberlibertarianism and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the internet. Chris Gilliard is co-director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation . Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: David Golumbia wrote an essay called “ ChatGPT Should Not Exist ” in December 2022. Matt Bors drew a comic called “ You made become a Nazi! ” Cyberlibertarianism is out now from the University of Minnesota Press. Support the show…
1 Patreon Preview: Do We Live in a Simulation? w/ Émile P. Torres 4:45
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Paris Marx is joined by Gaby Del Valle to discuss the inauguration of Donald Trump and what the tech oligarchy hopes to get from their relationship with him. Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge and is working on a book on ecofascism that will be released by Bloomsbury in 2026. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation . Production is by Eric Wickham. Also mentioned in this episode: Gaby wrote about Elon Musk’s plans for DOGE and the eugenic ideas in Silicon Valley . The Guardian published an opinion piece titled, “I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers.” Tesla applied for more H-1B visas as it was laying off thousands of workers. Support the show…
1 Patreon Preview: The Fascistic Solutionism of AI w/ Dan McQuillan 4:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOur Data Vampires series may be over, but Paris interviewed a bunch of experts on data centers and AI whose insights shouldn’t go to waste. We’re releasing those interviews as bonus episodes for Patreon supporters. Here’s a preview of this week’s premium episode with Dan McQuillan, author of Resisting AI and a lecturer at Goldsmiths University of London. For the full interview, support the show on Patreon . Support the show…
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